Author Michelle Tan

It’s official – Army Staff Sgt. Tim Kennedy will step back into the mixed-martial arts ring for another shot at the Strikeforce middleweight title. Kennedy will fight reigning champ Luke Rockhold July 14 in Portland, Ore. Kennedy, a decorated Special Forces soldier who is now serving in the Texas Army National Guard, has a 14-3 record. During his last fight, in July, Kennedy defeated Robbie Lawler by unanimous decision. Rockhold holds a 9-1 record, and according to MMAjunkie.com, he is looking for his second successful title defense since narrowly winning the belt from Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and then defending it…

She’s a captain in the 101st Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team. She is also the Screaming Eagles’ newest bantamweight combatives champ. Capt. Michelle LaForest submitted her opponent on Wednesday during the Week of the Eagles Combatives Tournament, making her the first woman to win in her weight class at a post-level tournament. Nearly 90 soldiers competed in the combatives tournament here at the Sabre Army Heliport hangar Fort Campbell, Ky., according to the Fort Campbell Courier. As the soldiers progressed through the various rounds, only 32 remained to fight in the finals, which allows striking and is not…

Tune in to Showtime tomorrow night to watch Staff Sgt. Tim Kennedy take on Robbie Lawler in his latest Strikeforce mixed-martial arts battle. Kennedy, a Special Forces soldier who now serves in the Texas Army National Guard, has a 13-3 record. He will fight Lawler, who has a record of 19-7-1. The men, who both fight at 185 pounds, will step into the ring at the Sears Centre Arena in Chicago. The last time we saw Kennedy was when he submitted Melvin Manhoef with a rear naked choke in the first round of their March fight. Headlining Saturday’s main card…

When Staff Sgt. Tim Kennedy steps into the Strikeforce cage March 5 in Columbus, Ohio, he won’t be facing Jason “Mayhem” Miller in a highly anticipated rubber match. Instead, Kennedy, a Special Forces soldier who now serves in the Texas Army National Guard, will fight Luke Rockhold, a 26-year-old from San Jose, Calif., who has a 7-1 record. Kennedy’s record is 12-3 and the mixed-martial arts fight will be his fifth with Strikeforce and his first since August, when he and Ronaldo Souza went five rounds for the Strikeforce middleweight championship. Souza won by unanimous decision. When Army Times talked…

Army Staff Sgt. Tim Kennedy is ready to step back into the MMA ring. Kennedy confirmed to Army Times today that he’s been asked to fight in the March 5 Strikeforce event in Ohio. What’s anyone’s guess, though, is who he’ll fight. When asked who he’d like to fight, Kennedy was quick to name names -– Melvin Manhoef, Jason Miller, Matt Lindland, Robbie Lawler, Ronaldo Souza. “Pretty much anybody at 185,” Kennedy said, adding that a rubber match with Miller would guarantee a good fight. “I think that’s a fight a lot of people would want to see,” he said.…

This is the shot he’s been working for – on Aug. 21, Staff Sgt. Tim Kennedy will fight for the Strikeforce 185-pound title. Mixed martial arts websites mmaweekly.com and www.sherdog.com are reporting that Kennedy, a Special Forces soldier with 19th Special Forces Group, will face Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The title fight comes just nine weeks after Kennedy’s last fight – and win – against Trevor Prangley. Kennedy submitted Prangley, a 37-year-old middleweight fighter, during the first round of their June 16 face-off in the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, improving his MMA record…

June 16 will be a big day for Staff Sgt. Tim Kennedy. After months of training and anticipation, Kennedy will step into the ring for his third mixed-martial arts fight for Strikeforce. He will face Trevor Prangley, a 37-year-old middleweight fighter with a 21-5 record, in the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. And the fight will coincide with the release of the new EA Sports MMA video game featuring Kennedy and a slew of other MMA fighters. Kennedy, who fights at 185 pounds and has a record of 11-2, said he is looking forward to facing Prangley. “He’s one of…

Staff Sgt. Diane Singh added another bodybuilding award to her collection April 3 by winning her category at the National Physique Committee’s Last Frontier State Fitness, Figure and Bodybuilding Championships in Anchorage, Alaska. The Alaska Army National Guard soldier will next compete in the Emerald Cup April 16 in Seattle, the sixth largest bodybuilding competition in the world and the largest in the United States. There she will face more than 200 females in the figure category, which focuses more on muscle tone and symmetry instead of the muscle building itself. When she’s not sculpting her muscles, Singh is a…

It’s 34 degrees in Big Lake, Alaska, today – practically balmy; perfect weather for a snowmobile race. The 2010 Alaska National Guard Iron Dog kicked off today, and two Alaska Army National Guard soldiers are among the competitors. The event, which runs through Feb. 27, is touted as the the world’s longest and toughest snowmobile race. Warrant Officer Rick Fleming and Staff Sgt. Elaine Jackson will represent the Guard in the trail class portion of the race, from Big Lake to Nome. “Our goal is to be the first trail class team to reach Nome and for Jackson to be…

The nation’s top high school football players will go head-to-head this Saturday, Jan. 9, for the 10th annual U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. But not before a healthy dose of Army Strong, hooah activities. The All-American Bowl, touted as the preeminent launching pad for America’s future college and NFL stars, will feature more than 90 top high school football players in an East vs. West match-up. Former All-American Bowl players include stars such as Reggie Bush, Vince Young, Tim Tebow and Terrelle Pryor. This Saturday’s game also will showcase more than 95 elite high school marching band…